how to get faster and cheaper videos from Opus 5.5 using a decision model for frame checks reduced video review costs by 90% and review time by 75% when you create videos with Claude Opus 5.5, checking thousands of frames can consume a lot of time and tokens you can set this up so a decision model checks the frames, while Opus 5.5 reviews the flagged issues and fixes the code here's how it works: 1. build your video with Opus 5.5 give it your idea, brand book, assets and references, then work through the storyboard and animation if you're using Remotion, it renders the code into a video 2. separate the repeated checks from the creative work use code to check measurable requirements and a decision model to inspect the frames > code checks things like text size, blank or frozen frames and colours against your brand rules > the decision model reads the frames and answers specific questions to help identify problems > selected frames and check results go to Opus 5.5 for further review 3. have Opus 5.5 investigate and fix the problems it reviews the selected frames and edits the video code where needed render the changes and run the checks again this reduces the amount of frame-by-frame review you ask Opus 5.5 to do 4. review the finished video yourself watch the pacing, sound, transitions and whether the video matches what you wanted to create the automated checks help find defects, while you review the creative decisions and overall quality SageCut is one implementation of this for Remotion videos in the example Chris shared, Sage (decision model) read 3,153 frames for $0.16 (the frame-reading cost, not the full production cost) the savings come from the review stage, rendering still takes time start with a video you've already reviewed and check whether it catches the problems you found then compare the review cost and time with your existing process